The store in Syston, Leicestershire will shut its doors for the final time on Thursday (28 September).

'Knitting Banksy' pays tribute to local Wilko as its closing day looms

Administrators are discussing a potential deal which could save around 300 of 400 Wilko shops and around 8,000 of 12,500 jobs.

Wilko staff made redundant from Nottinghamshire head office 

It's been confirmed that nearly 300 jobs will go as the remaining bid for the whole of the business has collapsed.

Wilko rescue deal fails putting thousands of jobs back at risk

On Sunday it was reported that a second last-minute bid worth £90 million has been made by restructuring specialist M2 Capita.

Redundancies on hold at Wilko as rescue bids for chain considered

The union representing some workers says store closures and redundancies are expected next week but the joint administrators say this is not the case. 

Wilko administrators deny imminent store closures

The hardware and homeware retailer, which began in Leicester, entered administration on Thursday after talks to secure a rescue deal failed.

What went wrong at Wilko and what happens next?

Wilko, which is based in Nottinghamshire, has said they believe pets are part of the family and therefore should be welcome in store.

Central Wilko

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